Archive for November 13th, 2006
Reload Report
Monday, November 13th, 2006Four hundred youth workers gathered at Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn on Saturday for UYWI’s largest Reload stop ever. The turnout, discussion, and energy project an exciting future for youth ministry in New York City. Thanks, Larry, Carla, Fred, Keith, Julie, Jayme, and the rest of the UYWI crew for your friendship and partnership as [...]
Singing in a cesspool
Monday, November 13th, 2006This story gripped me as a teenager in the 80s, but I had forgotten it until recently when someone reminded me of it during a personal struggle. Oh, the perspective it offers! KUNMING, China  “I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses…†sang Pastor Chen as he worked [...]
Curious commentary
Monday, November 13th, 2006Sounds like Elton John needs to meet a different breed of Christian. “From my point of view, I would ban religion completely. Organized religion doesn’t seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings and it’s not really compassionate.” More.